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No more Driving

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Sep 9 6:33pm | Replies (131)

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@gregd1956

Dear(s) @johnna16 & @sueinmn & @trishaanderson & @billiekip

Alright, I got it with you guys… know, I have no idea… hmmm… wait… “No More Driving” & for me “NO MORE Riding MCs again”

I’ve seen some of what you guys wrote, like…
1) he’s telling me how to drive
2) he’s a danger
3) My husband is also a front seat driver
4) ALZ is an… ending of driving

Well, for me, I do #1 to - even yell at my wife to do this or that, for our safety… she hates that when she is the driver…

I can’t driver anymore from my TBI accident 12 years ago. Part of my eyes only work to the left-side eyes, but walking, there’s nothing there on my right-side eyes.

For me, for “normal” people, that can drive, helps themselves & other folks. That’s 90% of “normal” folks everyday going to food, doctors, working, church, new car, and in. I’m not there, but, thankfully, my wife does a lot of these things.

Thx,
Greg D… @greg1956

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Replies to "Dear(s) @johnna16 & @sueinmn & @trishaanderson & @billiekip Alright, I got it with you guys… know,..."

Hi Greg - Please don't yell at her - I hate that!
When you said "Part of my eyes only work to the left-side eyes, but walking, there’s nothing there on my right-side eyes" that is common after stroke and TBI. Yours would be called "right side neglect" - your eyes may see things on the right, but fail to inform your brain. My Mom had it on the left, which is why her car had to go - she would pull out into oncoming traffic and not even know it.
After all this driving talk, we retook the safe driving course yesterday and passed it - I might even have learned a thing or two - beyond relearning how much I hate computer-driven courses!
I expect my spouse will be driving for a while yet, the balance will just gradually continue to shift. And I do the night and unfamiliar-big-city driving. But he is far better than I am at backing up our camper.
On the other hand, my same-age cousin's car keys are permanently "lost" because any discussion of stopping driving are met with terrible outbursts. But the thought that she just mislaid them works for right now.